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The Model Couple
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The Model Couple

1977-03-30 · 101 min · ★ 4.5

Comedy · Science Fiction

In 1977 France, the Ministry of the Future chooses two “normal,” white, middle-class citizens, Claudine and Jean-Michel, for a national experiment. They will be monitored and displayed on television for six months in a model apartment outfitted with state-of-the-art products and nonstop surveillance—the template for “a new city for the new man".

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Directors
William Klein
Production companies
Films Paris-New York, Artco-Film, INA
Countries
France, Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

André DussollierAndré DussollierJean-Michel
AnémoneAnémoneClaudine
Georges DescrièresGeorges DescrièresMinister of the Future
Jacques BoudetJacques Boudet2nd Psychosociologist
ZoucZouc1st Psychosociologist
Eddie ConstantineEddie ConstantineDoctor Goldberg
André PenvernAndré PenvernTelevision speaker
Karl-Josef CramerKarl-Josef CramerTechnician
Roland BertinRoland BertinDirector

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